Greetings, pop-pickers! The Bradford district is a hot-bed of musical talent, and we've selected a round baker's dozen of local stars and assembled our own rundown featuring their highest pop chart placings. But who have we missed out? Tell us in the comments below.

Natalia Kills

Born Natalia Noemi Keery-Fisher in Bradford in 1986, singer-songwriter Natalia Kills has released two highly-acclaimed albums, but it was under her previous pseudonym Verbalicious that she hit number 11 in the UK charts with Don't Play Nice

Chantel McGregor

Blues rock guitarist Chantel hasn't had a top ten hit yet but the British Blues Awards voted her Young Artist of the Year in 2011, Best Female Vocalist in 2012 and in 2013 she scooped Guitarist of the Year and Best Female Vocalist. Which is probably better than being in the charts, to be honest.

Gareth Gates

Everyone's favourite choirboy-turned-TV-talent-show-winner, young Gareth has had no fewer than four number ones - Unchained Melody, Any One Of Us and The Long and Winding Road in 2002, and Spirit In The Sky (with telly's The Kumars in 2003). He's got a greatest hits album imminent.

Kaiser Chiefs

Yeah, kids, that's Ricky Wilson off The Voice. But did you also know the Keighley-born lad is also lead singer with Kaiser Chiefs, who scored a number one with Ruby in 2007? Go and ask your dad.

Kiki Dee

AKA Pauline Matthews, Kiki Dee has released almost 40 singles. But it was her unforgettable duet with Elton John on Don't Go Breaking My Heart that got her to number one with a bullet.

Kimberley Walsh

Two words: Girls Aloud. Four number one singles. Five singles hit number 2. Three at number 3. 'Nuff said.

New Model Army

Legendary clog-hopping agit-rock Bradford heroes. They probably didn't care a fig for chart placings. Here Comes The War charted at number 25 in 1993. Let's start a campaign to get Vengeance at number one for Christmas.

Smokie

21 studio albums and all anyone wants to talk about is the NSFW 1995 collaboration with foul-mouthed comic Chubby Brown on Living Next Door To Alice, which shifted half a million units and charted at number 3. Smokie's much more pleasant non-Chubby version was a worldwide hit in 1977.

Tasmin Archer

The former sewing machine operator hit overnight success territory with her 1992 hit Sleeping Satellite, which went to number one and earned her a BRIT award the following year for Best Breakthrough Act. Which she allegedly later joked she kept in the back of a cupboard and used for cracking nuts.

Terrorvision

We like tequila. It makes us happy. And the song of the same name certainly did the business for Bradford lads Terrorvision when it got them to number 2 in 1999, and remained a singalong festival favourite ever since.

Zayn Malik

Since What Makes You Beautiful hit the top spot in 2011 (was it only three years ago?) One Direction - of which Bradford's Zayn is one fifth - have barely looked back. They only have to sneeze and it makes the top ten. And look, Zayn still finds time for his mum. Awww.

Franz Ferdinand

Bradford bassist Bob Hardy is the local link to the Scottish art-rockers who take their name from the bloke who got himself shot up and started World War One. Their breakthrough hit was Take Me Out, which charted at number 3 in 2004.

Susan Fassbender

Susan Fassbender, pictured left with singing parther Kay Russell, hit number 21 in 1981 with Twilight Cafe. Sadly, Wibsey-born Fassbender (real name Susan Whincup) took her own life ten years later.

guitarhero69 wrote:
Southern Death Cult (became The Cult), My Dying Bride, Zodiac Mindwarp, Fun-da-Mental, The Negatives ( their single was a John Peel Favourite)
Recently The Marmozets.

Many others

John Peel, brilliant guy, had an affection for this Grand City.

http://www.youtube.c
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[quote][p][bold]guitarhero69[/bold] wrote:
Southern Death Cult (became The Cult), My Dying Bride, Zodiac Mindwarp, Fun-da-Mental, The Negatives ( their single was a John Peel Favourite)
Recently The Marmozets.
Many others[/p][/quote]John Peel, brilliant guy, had an affection for this Grand City.
http://www.youtube.c
om/watch?v=P11qlaoWf
nQRuggerTyke

I know this is really just rock n pop but props to the ace folk guitarist Roger Sutcliffe, the brilliant jazzer David Blamires -from Undercliffe(?) and a Grammy winner with Pat Metheney, and also John Verity from Argent.

I know this is really just rock n pop but props to the ace folk guitarist Roger Sutcliffe, the brilliant jazzer David Blamires -from Undercliffe(?) and a Grammy winner with Pat Metheney, and also John Verity from Argent.
Alnd wasn't John Mclaughlin ( Maravishnu Orchchestra) from Lidget Green?
We really don't do enough to big-up our city, do we?guitarhero69

Southern Death Cult were one of Aki's first bands. Along with David 'Buzz' Burrows, Barry Jepson and 'Mad' Mick Brady, replaced later by Ian Astbury who became a son of the city after being befriended by a group of Bradford punks.

Southern Death Cult were one of Aki's first bands. Along with David 'Buzz' Burrows, Barry Jepson and 'Mad' Mick Brady, replaced later by Ian Astbury who became a son of the city after being befriended by a group of Bradford punks.Prisoner Cell Block A

My vote goes with Chantel McGregor.......this girl can cut it from every angle, singing, songwriting, solo acoustic sets and most impressively, her phenomenal skill on electric guitar!

Its great to see such a range of artists
My vote goes with Chantel McGregor.......this girl can cut it from every angle, singing, songwriting, solo acoustic sets and most impressively, her phenomenal skill on electric guitar!rockandblues

guitarhero69 wrote:
I know this is really just rock n pop but props to the ace folk guitarist Roger Sutcliffe, the brilliant jazzer David Blamires -from Undercliffe(?) and a Grammy winner with Pat Metheney, and also John Verity from Argent.

[quote][p][bold]guitarhero69[/bold] wrote:
I know this is really just rock n pop but props to the ace folk guitarist Roger Sutcliffe, the brilliant jazzer David Blamires -from Undercliffe(?) and a Grammy winner with Pat Metheney, and also John Verity from Argent.
Alnd wasn't John Mclaughlin ( Maravishnu Orchchestra) from Lidget Green?
We really don't do enough to big-up our city, do we?[/p][/quote]Alas,John McLaughlin is from Doncaster....BigFigure